| Series |
Landscapes: the arts, aesthetics, and education ; 10
Landscapes ; 10. ^A535226
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| Contents |
Part I: Overview. Men, boys and singing / Scott D. Harrison, Graham F. Welch, Adam Adler -- From boys to men: male choral singing in the United States / Patrick F. Freer -- Sex, gender and singing development: making a positive difference to boys' singing through a national programme in England / Graham F. Welch, Jo Saunders, Ioulia Papageorgi, Evangelos Himonides -- Male choral singing in Canada: a waning culture / Adam Adler -- Singing, men and Australian culture / Scott D. Harrison -- Part II: Singing in formal contexts. Changing voices, voices of change: young men in middle school choirs / Frank Abrahams -- Creating a culture for teenagers to sing in high school / Anita Collins -- Male singing in the university choir context / Colin Durrant -- Cathedral choirs in the United Kingdom: the professional boy chorister / Jenevora Williams -- Singing in church: the role of men in contemporary worship singing / Scott D. Harrison and Daniel K. Robinson -- Part III: Singing in informal and community contexts. Mutuality, belonging and meaning-making / Margaret S. Barrett -- Communities of singing practice in the Fiji Islands / Joan Russell -- The sounds of gender: textualizing arbership performance / Richard Mook -- Icelandic men, male voice choirs and masculine identity / Robert Faulkner -- Singing, wellbeing and gender / Stephen Clift, Grenville Hancox and Ian Morrison -- Part IV. Singing in popular music contexts. "But I can write songs OK": male voices in New Zealand alternative rock / Matthew Bannister -- Southern masculinity in American rock music / Jason T. Eastman -- "Let me know you're out there!": male rock vocal and audience participation / Andy Bennett -- Part V: Practitioner reflections. Male singing in early years of school / Miriam Allan -- Male singing in early years of school / Miriam Allen -- The courage to sing: reflections on secondary school singing / Anthony Young -- The male voice choir in the United Kingdom / Peter Davies -- Giving voices to gifted Antipodian unicorns / Curtis Bayliss and Robert Stewart -- The foolishness came later: the foundation and development of the Spooky Men's Chorale / Stephen Taberner. |
| Abstract |
Over the centuries, there has been reluctance among boys and men to become involved in some forms of singing. This book tackles this conundrum head-on as the first academic volume to bring together leading thinkers and practitioners who share their insights on the involvement of males in singing. The authors share research that analyzes the axiomatic male disinclination to sing, and give strategies designed to engage males more successfully in performing vocal music emphasizing the many positive effects it can have on their lives. Inspired by a meeting at the Australian symposium 'Boys and Voices', which focused on the engagement of boys in singing, the volume includes contributions from leading authorities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Europe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011943564 |
| ISBN | 9789400726598 |
| ISBN | 9400726597 |
